Swedish power metal band Sabaton has confirmed that the new LP "Carolus Rex" will be released as a "two-in-one-album" featuring the all Swedish version and an all English version. The band posted the following announcement about the album:

We can now confirm that our new album will be available in both English and Swedish language. The topics of the songs will remain quite the same and deals with the Swedish Empire, from it’s rise to it’s fall. 'Carolus Rex' will be available for purchase on single Swedish CD (Sweden only) and single English CD plus a limited edition which features a double CD with both language versions. The double CD will also feature a different cover artwork. The release is set for Europe and in North America the last week of May, but already now you can pre-order the album (click here: Nuclear Blast Mailorder) .

It’s produced by Peter Tägtgren who is also doing guest vocals on one song. During the recording of “Carolus Rex” we also recorded a song where Joakim sings in German, a cover of “Feuer Frei” by Rammstein.

We are currently booking a huge tour and will present more countries in the upcoming days!

American nu metal veterans Limp Bizkit have been confirmed as the final headliner for this year's edition of Belgiums largest heavy metal festival, Graspop Metal Meeting. Also newly confirmed for the festival are Behemoth, Black Label Society, Godsmack, Slash and All Shall Perish, while the organisers have also announced that Young Guns and Lagwagon have pulled out of the event. Graspop Metal Meeting will take place in Dessel, Belgium from June 22nd - 24th and will feature the following lineup, with more to be announced shortly:

Cleveland, Ohio metallers Breaker been confirmed for this year's edition of the Bang Your Head festival, set to take place July 13th - 14th, 2012 in Balingen, Germany.

Breaker will perform an exclusive European reunion show with original vocalist Jim Hamar to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the release of the landmark "Get Tough!" album on Auburn Records.

This will be Breaker's fifth visit to Germany and second to Bang Your Head. The band's only previous festival appearance in Germany with Hamar on vocals was at Wacken Open Air in 2000.Visit the Bang Your Head website for more information.

The organisers of Belgiums largest heavy metal festival, Graspop Metal Meeting, have confirmed a further nine names for this years edition of the event, including French death metal outfit Gojira, English doom metal veterans My Dying Bride and American hard rock legends Twisted Sister, as well as I Killed The Prom Queen, Cancer Bats, Lagwagon, While She Sleeps, Black Spiders and Kobra And The Lotus. Graspop Metal Meeting will take place in Dessel, Belgium from June 22nd - 24th and will feature the following lineup, with more to be announced shortly: More...

Swedish power metal band Sabaton has unveiled the album art (seen below) and revealed the track listing for the band's upcoming "Carolus Rex" album. The album is set for a May 2012 release, although the exact day has not yet been announced. The band also posted another studio video (seen below).

The band had the following comments on the album:

This album will be all about the Swedish Empire and for the first time ever we have had an expert to help us out with the theme, the well known Swedish historian Bengt Liljegren.

We have also added some extra time in the studio to find the absolute right sound on CAROLUS REX, and our producer Peter Tägtgren says that this album will mark a brand new standard for how a heavy metal album should sound like!

The organisers of Belgium's largest heavy metal festival, Graspop Metal Meeting, have announced that American rock legends Guns N Roses will be wrapping the festival up this year, as they will be headlining the event on Sunday 24th. The organisers have also announced that As I Lay Dying has had to pull out of the festival after cancelling their European tour, but also confirmed that Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, Gotthard, Adrenaline Mob, Sebastian Bach, Black Veil Brides and The Treatment will perform at the festival. Graspop Metal Meeting will take place in Dessel, Belgium from June 22nd - 24th and will feature the following lineup, with more to be announced shortly:

Sabaton posted bonus footage from the studio as the band records the forthcoming LP "Carolus Rex." The bonus footage shows Joakim Bróden finding creative inspiration from the kitchen for sound effects on the new album.

Sabaton has uploaded a third video clip from the studio making the band's next album "Carolus Rex." Watch this third studio update in the YouTube player below, or find the previously posted second video update about this location.

Sabaton has posted a second studio video clip online from The Abyss studios as the band works on the new album "Carolus Rex." Check out the video below, or find the previously posted studio video blog at this location.

Swedish power metal band Sabaton, who recently announced the title of the band's sixth studio release "Carolus Rex," have posted the first of a series of in session studio videos leading up to the album's release in 2012 (date is not confirmed as of yet).

The band recently announced a headlining U.S. tour commencing in April 2012, along with the "Carolus Rex" release party at the Key Club in West Hollywood on May 23, 2012.

On an update posted on it's Facebook page and website, Swedish power metal band Sabaton has revealed that the title of it's upcoming album will be "Carolus Rex." The album, set to be issued via Nuclear Blast Records, will be launched at a party on May 23rd at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. It will be the only west coast show and will be a world premiere of Sabaton's new songs. Sabaton will embark on it's headlining North America jaunt "Swedish Empire Tour 2012", kicking off the first date on April 10th in Tampa, Florida. The dates for the tour are as follows:

Joakim Brodén, vocalist of Swedish power metal band Sabaton posted the following update on his Facebook page about the follow up to 2010's "Coat Of Arms":

"I can now officially announce that I suck at keeping in touch with friends, fans and family (and sometimes even the rest of the guys in the band) when I'm in songwriting mode :(

"However, this is the most critical time for the songwriting and finalization of the next Sabaton album, so please have patience and understanding for me not answering or taking long time to answer.

"Anyway, over 50% of the songs are all completed and done by now and I can honestly say that this album is gonna kick MY ass out the ballpark. Keep rocking and I'm really looking forward to hitting the stage for the final shows in Silja Galaxy, London and Antwerp!

Cheers / Joakim"

The band recently completed a highly successful North American tour in October.

Rock My Monkey has posted a video interview online online with Sabaton, which can be viewed in the clip below. In other Sabaton news, bassist Pär Sundström has been sitting out the band's North American shows due to a knee injury. Details are available at this location.

Sabaton posted a video of singer Joakim Bróden at the Alamo in a special message to the U.S. fans thanking them for the current tour which is coming to its conclusion this weekend. The band are scheduled to return to Sweden to begin work on a new album.

Sabaton announced that the band will headline the MetalCamp 12 Festival which is to be held on August 5-10, 2012 in Tomlin, Slovenia. Other confirmed acts are Paradise Lost, Kataklysm, Korpiklaani and Heathen.

Sabaton posted the following on the band's website: "We can now confirm that Sabaton will headline Metalcamp festival in Slovenia in beginning of August next year. We had a blast there two years ago and felt we needed to come back, and here we are!"

Sabaton has issued the following announcement about bassist Pär Sundström missing the band's upcoming North American shows:

"The last shows in Canada was the first shows in 12 years that Pär had to sit over a show due to a knee injury caught during the bands current North American tour.

"Pär has after two days in hospital made the decision to return home and is now recovering. We have faith that Pär will be playing bass again on the closing shows of the world war tour and until then we will have a replacement bassplayer."

Pär sends the following message:

“It hurts to leave from the middle of a tour and I never thought I see the day when I had to pass on a show.

"I hope to see you all in the future and cannot wait to return to the stage that I love so much and specially North America to finnish what we started. The show must go on.”